Türk Nöroloji Dergisi (Dec 2011)

If You See It Once, You Do Not Forget: Lhermitte-Duclos Disease

  • Elif Aktaş,
  • Kemal Arda,
  • Nazan Ciledag,
  • Bilgin Kadri Aribas,
  • Basak Gulpinar

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 4
pp. 211 – 213

Abstract

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Lhermitte- Duclos disease (LDD) is a rare disorder of unknown pathogenesis, characterized by typical magnetic resonance (MR) findings. LDD can be associated with Cowden’s syndrome. So preoperative diagnosis is important for excluding the other associated tumors. Herein we present two cases of LDD and describe typical MR signal characteristics

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